Shawn W. Baker wrote: > Snowmobilers seem to have the same mindset as jetskiers (due to same > engines perhaps?) about dressing for chaos. I see very few who aren't > wearing heavy leather or nylon jackets and full-face helmets that match > their machines. I suppose it's as much fashion statement as it is > preparedness, but they're awfully proud of their bright green, purple > and black Ski Doo jackets, bright green and yellow Arctic Cat jackets, > or hot pink Polaris jackets. > > Maybe we need red and black Klepper drysuits, or yellow and white > Current Designs wetsuits! Of course, I think serious sea kayakers in > general are less of the "I gotta make a fashion statement" mentality > than others; [snip] Hee! Hee! Think I'll rush right out and get my Folbot suit: green and gray or is it yellow and black? Reminds me that in the early days of X-C skiing in the NW, almost all the participants came from a backpacking/climbing background, so we (of course) wore army surplus wool pants and, for the tonier ones, wool knickers -- a far cry from the Lycra / Spandex / fleece jumpsuits I see now. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR a not very serious sea kayaker *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Nov 12 1999 - 07:55:53 PST
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:16 PDT